Anti-Taliban resistance front leader Ahmad Massoud arrives in Iran to meet Ismail Khan

Leader of anti-Taliban resistance front, Ahmad Massoud on Saturday arrived in Iran to meet with Afghan uprising forces’ leader and former Afghan cabinet minister Ismail Khan to convey mess of Tajik President Imamali Rahmon and appeal for formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, Raha Press reported. head of mobilization forces from Kabul’s western Herat province valiantly fought against Taliban before hardline Islamists politically took over country's rule, briefly capturing him. Khan was later released and is currently residing in Mashhad city of neighbouring Iran. 

anti-Taliban resistance front officials have yet to make public comments about Massoud’s Iran visit, which comes amid heightened tensions between Taliban and Tajikistan. Tajikistani President Rakhmon had earlier clarified that he would t recognize Taliban government under current circumstances. He had also blatantly accused hardline Islamists of human rights abuses and had deployed Tajikistan’s troops on shared border with Afghanistan, German broadcaster DW had reported. As heated rhetorics escalated between Taliban and Tajikistan’s President, Russia expressed deep concerns, saying: 

”We observe with concern growing tensions in Tajik-Afghan relations against background of mutually harsh statements by leaders of two countries. Reports have appeared about deployment of armed forces by both sides to common border. According to information from Taliban, tens of thousands of special forces units have been deployed in bordering [rrn] Afghan province Takhar alone," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexei Zaytsev said in a statement. 

Taliban's acting deputy accuses Tajikistan of 'interference'

Meanwhile, acting deputy head of Taliban government, Abdul Ghani Baradar, had accused Tajikistan of "interfering" in internal affairs of Afghanistan, as he warned Tajik government of possible repercussions of this act. In an interview with Qatar based TV station, Baradar threatened Tajikistan to get ready with “ Newton third law of motion” threatening retaliation to neighbouring country’s action. Furrmore, at UK's Cambridge University, NRF leader Ahmad Massoud batted for an ‘ inclusive Afghanistan’ as he urged for democratic elections, stressing that people “must elect ir own leaders.” “History has proven that formation of nation on basis of emergent and single character for an entire population of people is impractical,” Massoud said. 

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